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2002-09-19, 02:23 PM
Today is the 20th aniversery of the Emoticon. Who's humble begings as :-) have lead to mass <3 being spread across the internet.
Read more about it over at CNN http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/internet/09/19/offbeat.smiley.reut/index.html
On September 19, 1982, Fahlman typed :-) in an online message.
The "smiley face" has since become a staple of online communication, allowing 12-year-old girls and corporate lawyers alike to punctuate their messages with a quick symbol that says, "hey, I'm only joking."
Read more about it over at CNN http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/internet/09/19/offbeat.smiley.reut/index.html
On September 19, 1982, Fahlman typed :-) in an online message.
The "smiley face" has since become a staple of online communication, allowing 12-year-old girls and corporate lawyers alike to punctuate their messages with a quick symbol that says, "hey, I'm only joking."